In this video I demonstrate two essential recording and editing techniques for vocals, or any other audio recordings -- TAKE FOLDERS and QUICK SWIPE COMPING. Enjoy! 0:00 Getting Started 2:16 Record with Take Folders 7:23 Quick Swipe Comping 14:42 Final Result
It's rare these days to find a RUclips video which explains exactly 100% what you're trying to do in an easy to understand way. Great job. Subscribed. Thanks man.
Hey MusicTechHelpGuy I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your tutorials. I'm just a hobbyist and not a professional in this field but I got a chance to use Logic with a friend who's a real singer he sang to one of my music composition (very very beginner level music) and he saw me using logic and told me that I use the DAW better than some professionals he worked with. THANK YOU SO MUCH I didn't realize how much I learned from your channel. You deserve more support sir!
You really are an excellent teacher and you seem to love what you do. Followed you for years now. Im 73 and a retired teacher and you have been super helpful in explaining aspects of recordimg to a ” boomer” Thanks again.
Thank you so much for explaining this! I have always been a bit intimidated by the quick-swipe concept, but you are an excellent instructor. Thank you again!
Nice tutorial dude!!! I was a pro tools user for a decade and comping takes was always the most annoying tedious task, this quick swipe comping is incredible, I never knew what I was missing! Thanks again man!
This is how I do it at home as I don't have a proper set up and record everything myself. It's a challenge to get it to sound great. But I've watched a lot of your videos and they are a massive help. Thanks for sharing your knowledge brother, it is much appreciated!
Awesome! I was just complaining about how bad I suck at using this procedure. My Logic friends on line insisted it works and I need to stop being an old fart and get with the times. So I made it a goal to learn how to edit with take folders and quick swipe comping this month. Low and behold.. you put out a video on it the next day. Awesome!
I love editing this way, but I would never, ever "flatten and merge." I always create a copy of the comb and keep (and hide) the original take folder. (You might want to revisit later.) With comping I mostly concentrate on performance, timing and intensity because some slightly out-of-tune notes can be fixed easily, but not the core energy. One thing that could be very helpful in the process is to keep notes while recording: you often have an intuitive feeling about which takes and which parts of a take are the best. That makes compiling a lot easier afterwards because then you're already in the ballpark. (I hope this makes sense and/or is helpful.)
I completely agree. I think it’s a bit reckless to delete files like that because you never know. It’s really easy to duplicate / bounce the original and use the duplicate as needed.
@@learnwithsalim1228 Yes. I like that move too.. If all the takes are good and its BGVs im tracking, I'll bounce all the takes out to their own track and stack it for phat BGVs.
That's super useful ! And the final result sounds great ! Thank you for this video. I'm gonna have a recording session with an artist tonight and I will use this technique ! :)
I would recommend instead of flattening active take to export active take. Then make a track called EXTRAS and drag those takes to the extras track and mute that track. Rather than flattening and merging the take, where you can’t go back later you will have the options to find another take later if you change your mind about a certain take. Thanks again for the video!
Maybe someone can help me out. I don't see the Crossfade happening when im choosing between performances? Do I need to enable something? I believe I did everything shown in this video....any help would be great thanks!
Man that was so so good, I learnt so much from this video so it’s defo in my go to list ? I will try out just with some vocals so that I can use all the features and get used to them, so cool, thank you
Is it at all possible to make it so Logic does not automatically open the take folder after the second take? I would love it if it could appear as one region while recording, no matter how many takes I do.
this came right in time… i dont know what happened but now when i record vocals it doesn’t do “takes anymore” it just overwrites the whole thing. please help!! i have the settings as you did. it usually can creates takes but for some reason now it’s not.. ugh
I’m a few months late seeing this video but it’s very good and I learned a lot. But I also came across something clearly by mistake. When you’re doing your takes and you make a mistake you can just keep hitting record and start singing again and it’ll drop down to a new track! Then you can go ahead and splice the best parts. 👍🏼
Thanks for this video, you are an excellent teacher. Can you please do a similar video for recording woodwinds instrument (saxophone)’ I want to learn how to record and edit (equalization, compression, effects etc.)
The thing I'm still not sure of is what should I do when I've made my comp and I want to make a dub track out of the parts I didn't use in my main comp? Sorry for the long sentence 😁
This is really helpful mate. What about when I want to repeat sections and stuff? Can I just bounce out each take into its own audio track and cut it up with the scissor tool as normal?
This got me excited to record something...Where has easy cut and splice (vocal comp) been all my life? lol I wish I had known about this a long time ago?
I would certainly flatten a comp once I get it the way I like it. Why keep the rejected scraps? Unless . . . 1.There were some good alternate phrases that I could use later in song as a variation. 2. Stems were recorded in a $100 per hour studio. ;-)
Thanks for sharing this great info. May I ask, what key command are you using to go up and down to preview the different takes? My up and down arrows are not doing it.
as always well explained. I use Logic (10.2.2.) to create the background music for my "Golf & Tesla" channel, and as DAW for fuller productions in my music channel "gregorheinrich". And Logic is a tool where learning never ends, it seems..
Great video tutorials and like your teaching. What mouse are you using do you recommend with working with logic? The ball mouse looks like it's easier to work with than my current mouse pad.
Hellow, this is my first time in your chanel and i want to thank you for this video becouse i was looking for some video like this in spanish and found one but was not completed, do not explaind that you has to go to setup and ajust in record. Excuseme if there some word not right, becouse my native languaje is spanish. Thank you and God bless you now you win a subscriber.
Did the author or someone have such a strange moment? In the session, recording is constantly in the "take folder" mode and suddenly... after a couple of hours of operation, this function is disabled and it is impossible to return it! There is no entry in "take folder" mode. No settings help. It remains to go back to the last saved file or create a new project.) Has anyone encountered an unexpected termination of this function in the project?
I run Logic Pro X 10.7.6 under Ventura 13.1, and when I record multiple takes, takes one and two are great, but then they're off. Not while monitoring (I have really low latency through my Focusrite Clarett 4pre, Thunderbolt), but after the take, Logics analyses transients and moves the takes after the first two. This is really annoying, I keep having to comp, flatten and merge, and then do another take. I see other people have the same problem, but I hav not found a solution. Humbly, Ylan
I don't suppose there is a way to "unflatten" your comp back to the take folder later on when you realise a wrong inflection (syllable) needs to be replaced from one of the takes (in audiobook recording, so talent is long gone from the studio, no chance for retakes)?
i kinda mix my vocals as i record them just so its kinda gives me refrence of what it would roughly sound like (final product kinda)....is this good practice?.....i record on a clean track then drop it down to my processed track to hear a kinda finished product, just so i know its sounds good in the mix and sounds the part??
In this video I demonstrate two essential recording and editing techniques for vocals, or any other audio recordings -- TAKE FOLDERS and QUICK SWIPE COMPING. Enjoy!
0:00 Getting Started
2:16 Record with Take Folders
7:23 Quick Swipe Comping
14:42 Final Result
It's rare these days to find a RUclips video which explains exactly 100% what you're trying to do in an easy to understand way. Great job. Subscribed. Thanks man.
Came here to say the same thing. I’ve been wondering how to comp tracks and this was perfect.
as a beginning logic user I learned so much - Things you just say casually are like revelations to me! Great video
Hey MusicTechHelpGuy I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your tutorials. I'm just a hobbyist and not a professional in this field but I got a chance to use Logic with a friend who's a real singer he sang to one of my music composition (very very beginner level music) and he saw me using logic and told me that I use the DAW better than some professionals he worked with. THANK YOU SO MUCH I didn't realize how much I learned from your channel. You deserve more support sir!
Great that you're not embarrassed to leave your mistakes in. That's something I'd like to learn! Thanks!
Your videos are SO helpful! Thanks for taking the time to make them!
You really are an excellent teacher and you seem to love what you do. Followed you for years now. Im 73 and a retired teacher and you have been super helpful in explaining aspects of recordimg to a ” boomer” Thanks again.
Well explained, straight words and easy to understand. Thank you very much! Greetings all over from Hamburg in Germany.
Thank you so much for explaining this! I have always been a bit intimidated by the quick-swipe concept, but you are an excellent instructor. Thank you again!
Nice tutorial dude!!! I was a pro tools user for a decade and comping takes was always the most annoying tedious task, this quick swipe comping is incredible, I never knew what I was missing! Thanks again man!
You have really helped me with Logic. Thanks!!
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A really helpful and comprehensive tutorial. Thank you 👍
You're a really great teacher, especially for the technologically challenged! Thank you!
This is how I do it at home as I don't have a proper set up and record everything myself. It's a challenge to get it to sound great. But I've watched a lot of your videos and they are a massive help. Thanks for sharing your knowledge brother, it is much appreciated!
This is going to help me immensely, thank you very much for the video.
I appreciate your work so much brother! Thank you.
Great video, good pacing, very clear directions. I shudder to think of how I used to do this kind of work 10 years ago. 👍
Awesome! I was just complaining about how bad I suck at using this procedure. My Logic friends on line insisted it works and I need to stop being an old fart and get with the times. So I made it a goal to learn how to edit with take folders and quick swipe comping this month. Low and behold.. you put out a video on it the next day. Awesome!
I love editing this way, but I would never, ever "flatten and merge." I always create a copy of the comb and keep (and hide) the original take folder. (You might want to revisit later.)
With comping I mostly concentrate on performance, timing and intensity because some slightly out-of-tune notes can be fixed easily, but not the core energy. One thing that could be very helpful in the process is to keep notes while recording: you often have an intuitive feeling about which takes and which parts of a take are the best. That makes compiling a lot easier afterwards because then you're already in the ballpark. (I hope this makes sense and/or is helpful.)
I completely agree. I think it’s a bit reckless to delete files like that because you never know. It’s really easy to duplicate / bounce the original and use the duplicate as needed.
@@learnwithsalim1228 you mean bounce in place the composite take and leave those take folders there in case you need to come back later?
@@bobbyallen7400 yes
@@learnwithsalim1228 Yes. I like that move too.. If all the takes are good and its BGVs im tracking, I'll bounce all the takes out to their own track and stack it for phat BGVs.
This demonstration was very helpful! Had to come down and say that you have a great voice too!
I love your approach to this video. Knowledgeable and real!!
Another great tutorial! Really appreciated.
That's super useful ! And the final result sounds great ! Thank you for this video. I'm gonna have a recording session with an artist tonight and I will use this technique ! :)
Great lyrics, your song writing skills are S Tier.
Super clear tutorial! Also, nice song, and nice singing!
I would recommend instead of flattening active take to export active take. Then make a track called EXTRAS and drag those takes to the extras track and mute that track. Rather than flattening and merging the take, where you can’t go back later you will have the options to find another take later if you change your mind about a certain take. Thanks again for the video!
Thanks from France. Explainations are clear and understandable. Thanks for sharing. 👍🏼
Valuable Clear Instruction! … enjoyed the lesson!
Amazing, thanks so much 😊
Maybe someone can help me out. I don't see the Crossfade happening when im choosing between performances? Do I need to enable something? I believe I did everything shown in this video....any help would be great thanks!
Great video! Comping is such a powerful feature of Logic.
Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!
Love your videos MTHG. They have been super helpful and I'm very grateful to you for the time you've put in. Thanks a lot
Really useful and clear demo of an important Logic skill. Thank you.
Thank you soooo much!!! You just made my life so much easier!
Thank you! I was so afraid of using this method because I always mess up when that comp windows shows up.
Good tutorial, thank you. Your song has a nice swing to it, congratulations. Would like to hear the guitar solo too!
thanks ma G for all that crazy content
Thank you for this video. You help me understand this much better!
Thanks a lot for the video
Thank you for the videos Tech Guy!!!
Thank you - you explained it the best...great job, thanks for sharing....
Man that was so so good, I learnt so much from this video so it’s defo in my go to list ? I will try out just with some vocals so that I can use all the features and get used to them, so cool, thank you
Brillant material. Usable ❤
Thanks for this, Excellent demonstration. Always good content here!
Nice. I did know all that except the marquee tool at the end. 😂 Brilliant!!
Great video, good pacing, it was very helpful to see a few mistakes / realistic attempt. Thanks a lot!
Wow!This is exactly what I needed. Thank you so much!
I love this man!!!! Great tricks
Great video, I am glad I subscribed you bring a lot of value to youtube!
Really helpful, thanks. Great insights into these tools as always!
Is it at all possible to make it so Logic does not automatically open the take folder after the second take? I would love it if it could appear as one region while recording, no matter how many takes I do.
this came right in time… i dont know what happened but now when i record vocals it doesn’t do “takes anymore” it just overwrites the whole thing. please help!! i have the settings as you did. it usually can creates takes but for some reason now it’s not.. ugh
You are the best!!!!
Great tutorial. Many thanks for them all in fact!
Love this guy
Thank you. I learned so much!
Dude thank you. Super helpful.
Another excellent tutorial. Thank you!
Thank you so much for your help.
Great tutorial! Is there any way you can add audio vocal tracks to a takes folder to comp AFTER they’ve been recorded?
Enjoyed it very much. Helps me a lot! 👍🏻👏🏻🙏🏻
I love your stuff, thanks for doing this.
I’m a few months late seeing this video but it’s very good and I learned a lot. But I also came across something clearly by mistake. When you’re doing your takes and you make a mistake you can just keep hitting record and start singing again and it’ll drop down to a new track! Then you can go ahead and splice the best parts. 👍🏼
Thanks for this video, you are an excellent teacher. Can you please do a similar video for recording woodwinds instrument (saxophone)’ I want to learn how to record and edit (equalization, compression, effects etc.)
Thank you so much for helpful info!
The thing I'm still not sure of is what should I do when I've made my comp and I want to make a dub track out of the parts I didn't use in my main comp? Sorry for the long sentence 😁
Brilliant 👏
Lógic deveria tirar esse track folder só faz atrapalhar na gravação, ou deveria voltar a opção de áudio replace nas configurações
Good job
Wonderful
you're the best man !
This is great, very helpful!
Help please. How on/off crossfades in take folder ?
2:20 Take folders
This is why I decide to use logic pro x 1 decade ago... It's just make my work easier ever!
This is really helpful mate.
What about when I want to repeat sections and stuff?
Can I just bounce out each take into its own audio track and cut it up with the scissor tool as normal?
Great video very informative!
Very helpful, thanks for the video
You don't have to stop recording. Just leave it cycling indefinately or until you think might have what you need (or your until throat is bleeding).
This got me excited to record something...Where has easy cut and splice (vocal comp) been all my life? lol I wish I had known about this a long time ago?
I would certainly flatten a comp once I get it the way I like it. Why keep the rejected scraps? Unless . . . 1.There were some good alternate phrases that I could use later in song as a variation. 2. Stems were recorded in a $100 per hour studio. ;-)
Thanks for sharing this great info. May I ask, what key command are you using to go up and down to preview the different takes? My up and down arrows are not doing it.
as always well explained. I use Logic (10.2.2.) to create the background music for my "Golf & Tesla" channel, and as DAW for fuller productions in my music channel "gregorheinrich". And Logic is a tool where learning never ends, it seems..
You're a great singer bro! Thanks for another very cool, very informative, awesome vid. What mic is that? Thank you.
Great video tutorials and like your teaching. What mouse are you using do you recommend with working with logic? The ball mouse looks like it's easier to work with than my current mouse pad.
Am I able to automate once it’s flattened?
Hellow, this is my first time in your chanel and i want to thank you for this video becouse i was looking for some video like this in spanish and found one but was not completed, do not explaind that you has to go to setup and ajust in record.
Excuseme if there some word not right, becouse my native languaje is spanish.
Thank you and God bless you now you win a subscriber.
Thanks your videos are helpful
Thank you for not editing out the fuck ups. Truly appreciate the realness :)
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Did the author or someone have such a strange moment? In the session, recording is constantly in the "take folder" mode and suddenly... after a couple of hours of operation, this function is disabled and it is impossible to return it! There is no entry in "take folder" mode. No settings help. It remains to go back to the last saved file or create a new project.) Has anyone encountered an unexpected termination of this function in the project?
I run Logic Pro X 10.7.6 under Ventura 13.1, and when I record multiple takes, takes one and two are great, but then they're off. Not while monitoring (I have really low latency through my Focusrite Clarett 4pre, Thunderbolt), but after the take, Logics analyses transients and moves the takes after the first two.
This is really annoying, I keep having to comp, flatten and merge, and then do another take. I see other people have the same problem, but I hav not found a solution.
Humbly, Ylan
I don't suppose there is a way to "unflatten" your comp back to the take folder later on when you realise a wrong inflection (syllable) needs to be replaced from one of the takes (in audiobook recording, so talent is long gone from the studio, no chance for retakes)?
In a tracking session specifically, would you prefer this over track alternatives?
and how help me this for produce Musik?
Thanks!
Also are you Flux Pavilions brother? xD
Perfeito!!! muito obrigado.
i kinda mix my vocals as i record them just so its kinda gives me refrence of what it would roughly sound like (final product kinda)....is this good practice?.....i record on a clean track then drop it down to my processed track to hear a kinda finished product, just so i know its sounds good in the mix and sounds the part??